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Eli Roth To Direct ‘The House With a Clock in Its Walls’ Adaptation

Director Eli Roth, the man behind films such as Cabin Fever and The Green Inferno, has signed on for Universal Pictures’ The House With a Clock in Its Walls, based on the children’s classic written by John Bellairs. The story centers on Lewis (Owen Vaccaro), a 10-year-old boy, who has gone to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart. Soon his new world jumps to life with a secret world of Warlocks and witches. Things become complicated when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead. Vaccaro co-stars alongside stars Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, and Kyle MacLachlan, Colleen Camp, René Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams, and Sunny Suljic. The screenplay was penned by Eric Kripke. Mythology Entertainment’s Brad Fischer will produce with James Vanderbilt and Kripke.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 20, 2017

From the Crypt

First Images Arrive Of Dee Wallace, Tara Reid, And Mischa Barton In ‘Ouija House’

ITN Distribution and Millman Productions have just announced that the supernatural thriller Ouija House has just wrapped and the first images unveiled. Starring genre icon Dee Wallace, Sharknado actress Tara Reid, and Mischa Barton (The Sixth Sense), the film centers on a graduate student who brings together a group that unwittingly unleash an evil entity while using a Ouija Board. From the Press Release: ITN Distribution and Millman Productions have released the first photos from their first co- production, the just-wrapped supernatural thriller OUIJA HOUSE. The movie features an all-star cast, including Tara Reid, Mischa Barton, and Dee Wallace. ITN is the worldwide sales agent and will be repping the movie at MIPCOM and AFM. Ben Demaree (HANSEL V. GRETEL) directs from a screenplay by Justin Hawkins and Jeff Miller, based on a story by Miller. OUIJA HOUSE concerns a graduate student who, trying to finish the last of her research on a book project she hopes will help her

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 20, 2017

Streaming TV

‘Sesame Street’ Does ‘The Walking Dead’ – Watch The Parody Here

Yesterday, the Cookie Monster and the gang to the battle to the streets for a parody of one of the bloodiest shows on TV, ‘The Walking Dead’ which returns for its season 8 premiere and their 100th episode on October 22. Cookie Monster took to the woods of Sesame Street as our favorite sheriff, Rick Grimes, and is quickly surrounded by a horde of hungry gingerbread men and women referred to as the “Crumblies” who are after all the cookies. Thankfully, Daryl Dixon and Michonne come to the rescue. Michonne informs the sheriff that the “Crumblies” were created by a batch of gingerbread gone wrong. As the threesome make their way to the “cookie safe zone” they meet “The Governer”. Paradies are nothing new to the puppets of the cherished children’s series. They’ve parodied everything from ‘The Game of Thrones’, The Avengers, ‘Orange is the New Black’, to Harry Potter.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 20, 2017

InterviewsTrailers

An Interview With ‘Rock Paper Dead’ Star Jennifer Titus

I recently spoke with actress Jennifer Titus, star of the Tom Holland (Fright Night) directed serial killer- thriller Rock Paper Dead, written by Friday the 13th creator Victor Miller and Kerry Fleming. Fleming also produced along with Amy Williams. The film centers on serial killer Peter “The Doll Maker” Harris (Luke Macfarlane), who returns to his ancestral family estate after being released from the state’s hospital for the criminally insane after twenty years as a cured man. Once inside the old house, anguished memories from a tortured childhood and visitations from past victims shake Peter’s resolve, but it isn’t until the lovely young Ashley enters his life that Peter makes a fateful decision that rekindles old desires that have always ended in murder. Titus stars alongside Macfarlane The Hateful Eight actor Michael Madsen, Tatum O’Neal (Rescue Me), Anna Margaret (Scream Queens), Maureen McCormick (The Brady Bunch, Passions), and Gabriel Stone (Death House), Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), Kimberly Russell (Precious),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 19, 2017

Streaming TV

‘Boardwalk Empire’ Actor Joins The Cast Of Syfy’s ‘Tremors’ Series

‘Broadwalk Empire’ actor John Ellison Conlee (pictured above) has joined the cast of Syfy’s upcoming series reboot of the 1990 film Tremors. Conlee will be joining Kevin Bacon, star of the original film, who will be reprising his role as Valentine McKee. Conlee has been cast as Harlan Maylor, a man obsessed with the Graboids. He’s described as rough around the edges and a close friend of Val’s, a genius who spent much of his adult life working for a biotech company, but now fills his days with yoga, meditation, and self-reflection. Fred Ward, also from the original film, Shiloh Fernandez (Evil Dead 2013), Megan Ketch (American Gothic), and Emily Tremaine (Vinyl) will co-star. Vincent Natali will be directing the series from the script written by Andrew Miller who doubles as the showrunner and an executive producer. Bacon, David Schiff, and Blumhouse will also executive producer ‘Tremors’.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 19, 2017

From the Crypt

Prehistoric Shark Film ‘Meg’ Catches A New Title

Warner Bros. Pictures has now announced that the prehistoric giant shark film Meg, directed by John Turteltaub, has caught a new title, The Meg. Action star Jason Statham (The Expendables franchise) appears alongside actress Li Bingbing (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Cliff Curtis, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Masi Oka, Robert Taylor, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and Sophia Shuya Cai. In the film, which has already wrapped filming in New Zealand, “a deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature, previously thought to be extinct, and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest trench in the Pacific…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, expert deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. What

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 18, 2017

Trailers

Discover ‘Dead Body’ – Now Out On Digital

With Halloween drawing closer Terror Films has unveiled the first official poster and trailer for the indie horror Dead Body, arriving on digital platforms October 17, 2017. From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, CA (October 17th, 2017) – As the witching hour approaches, Terror Films is unveiling the official poster and trailer for the nerve-rattling indie horror DEAD BODY! The film hits digital platforms on Tuesday, October 17. The movie has a large cast of characters. DEAD BODY stars: Spencer Hamp, Cooper Hopkins, Nathan Pringle, Jay Myers, Leah Pfenning, Miho Aizawa, Nic Morden, Rachel Brun and Koe Sakuta. In the film, several friends decide to celebrate their high school graduation at a lake house in the woods. One of the classmates recommends that they play the old-fashioned game of ‘Dead Body.’ In the game, one player is “the body,” one player is “the killer” and all of the other players try to figure out whodunit. Unfortunately, on this particular night,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 18, 2017

News

‘The Transfiguration’ Sinks Its Teeth Into VOD And Netflix

Michael O’Shea’s vampire thriller The Transfiguration has now sunk its fanks into both Video On Demand and Netflix, from Strand Releasing. Starring Eric Ruffin, Chloe Levine, Phyillicia Bishop, Dangelo Bonneli, Andrea Cordaro, Larry Fessender, Danny Flaherty, and Anna Friedman, the film centers on Milo (Ruffin), a bullied teenage boy who has a fascination with vampire lore. When he meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo’s fantasy with reality. Written and directed by Michael O’Shae, who is making his feature debut, The Transfiguration takes a unique, interesting approach to the subgenre by mixing vampiric legend and mental illness.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 18, 2017

From the Crypt

Max Landis Teases ‘American Werewolf In London’ Remake

And the remakes just keep coming. Like it or not, there is currently a remake in the works of the classic genre film An American Werewolf in London from Max Landis (Victor Frankenstein). Max’s father, John Landis, the man behind the 1981 film, has even advised his son not to make the film, but Max is pressing forward. During a conversation with Fandom Max stated that his version will be a straight-forward remake but with a modern twist. There’s no guarantee that the movie will exist but I’m very excited about it. I’m not here to remake American Werewolf in London into something it isn’t, I want to do everything from the original movie modern, and that’s it. He continued on to tease cameos from the original cast. Griffin Dunne..what about Jenny Agutter? Coem on, Jenny’s killing it right now. She was In Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It made me so excited! Yeah, there’s cameos from ideally literally everyone.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 18, 2017

Trailers

Spoof ‘Snake Outta Compton’ Gets A Ridiculously Awesome Trailer

The trailer has just slithered its way into our hands for the horror-comedy/spoof Snake Outta Compton and it is completely ridiculous, in the best possible way. In the movie, “a young rap group suddenly finds themselves up against a giant, mutated snake that threatens to destroy their search for stardom! Aided by two corrupt cops, a crazed gangster, and a mad scientist, the band has one thing to do before getting the record deal they need; get that motherf**kin’ Snake Outta Compton! Prepare yourself for dope ass beats, unfriendly fire, and the biggest, nastiest snake you’ve ever seen in this outrageous satire of creature features, urban gangster films, and hip hop culture.” From the Press Release: LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2017 – Automatic Entertainment announced today the release of the first official trailer for their upcoming film, Snake Outta Compton. The movie, a satire of creature features, urban gangster films, and hip hop culture, sees a rap group on the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 17, 2017

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